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It’s these type of scenes that have caused public officials in Liverpool to chastise the production company, Phenomenal Pictures, for producing a show that reinforces a stereotypical image of those who inhabit the former cultural capital of Europe.

Mayor Joe Anderson told the Liverpool Echo: ‘I wasn’t impressed at all with what I've seen and I think people are absolutely right, it does rely on old stereotypes about Liverpool.

Love rat? The cast member Tony is seen in his boxers coming out of a suburban house in Dingle to calm a blonde woman down

Row: Looks like the blonde girl has caught Tony doing the dirty with another woman

Strong look: Tony is one of the cast members starring in the show produced by Phenomenal Pictures

‘I don't think there are any Oscars
going to be given for it and I think it’s one of those things to be
laughed at rather than taken seriously. Maybe it should be on the Comedy
Channel!’

The first
trailer was released last month, depicting a variety of characters not
dissimilar from those who walk the streets of Essex in TOWIE, but there
is vastly more profanity and stand offs between the stars.

And
they show is clearly pushing for dramatic storylines with one cast
member exclaiming: ‘I've had a sex change, I was born a boy.’

So far the trailer has racked up 474,857
views (and counting) on its YouTube channel and the first episode will
air this Sunday (9th March).

Come and have a go: Clearly fighting is on the agenda for the reality show which has yet to be picked up by a broadcaster

And it continues: The brunette comes out to seemingly antagonise the blonde girl

Backlash: Liverpudlians have criticised the show for perpetuating a stereotypical image of the city

But Liverpudlians have united against the reality show, with a Facebook group called ‘Real Scousers against the showing of This Is Liverpool’ urging people to sign a petition against it which so far has 2,437 signatures.

One petitioner wrote: ‘Sometimes it's best to just laugh off stereotypes, but this program reinforces them… It seems like a huge step backwards to undo all of that just so a small group of people can have 15 minutes of fame.

A local comedian has produced an alternative to the trailer called What is Liverpool? which extolls all the best things about the city which didn’t include fighting or boozing.

First show: This Is Liverpool will broadcast on its YouTube Channel on Sunday 9th March